Location: United States
Member Since:
Jan. 27, 2012
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Mari Collier
Biography
My name is Marilyn Collier, but the penname is Mari Collier. I was born in Lincoln Township, Audubon, Iowa. Yes, people still refer to the townships there. I started writing for the Audubon Advocate (Audubon, Iowa) when I was thirteen. The pay wasn't much for the work involved, but I loved it. My writing continued off and on for years.
Children prompted me to invent a bedtime story as my father had done. One was sold to a children's magazine. Then I went to work and writing took a back burner until we moved from Arizona to Western Washington.
I found the greatest employer imaginable in Washington. Nintendo of America paid me to talk, read, write, and play games. It was intense at times, but truly enjoyable.
My husband and I returned to the desert where I became involved with the greatest little museum in the world. How many museums would have a Weed Show? I write two columns for their Old Schoolhouse Journal.
To ease the solitude of writing, I joined the Desert Writers Guild of Twentynine Palms. Each year we publish an anthology of over 100 pages. Our latest one has desert based stories, with recipes to match..
Children prompted me to invent a bedtime story as my father had done. One was sold to a children's magazine. Then I went to work and writing took a back burner until we moved from Arizona to Western Washington.
I found the greatest employer imaginable in Washington. Nintendo of America paid me to talk, read, write, and play games. It was intense at times, but truly enjoyable.
My husband and I returned to the desert where I became involved with the greatest little museum in the world. How many museums would have a Weed Show? I write two columns for their Old Schoolhouse Journal.
To ease the solitude of writing, I joined the Desert Writers Guild of Twentynine Palms. Each year we publish an anthology of over 100 pages. Our latest one has desert based stories, with recipes to match..
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Where to find Mari Collier online
Website: http://www.maricollier.com/
Twitter: @child7mari
Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4618494.Mari_Collier/blog
Twitter: @child7mari
Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4618494.Mari_Collier/blog
Where to buy in print
Books
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Smashwords book reviews by Mari Collier
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Sherk: A Compilation Of Maddening Thoughts
on Nov. 28, 2012
Ms. Johnson takes you into the darkness of human nature. She has a grasp of emotions and words. A pleasure to read.